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Evolution of the Sales Tax Audit: Have Audits Changed with Economic Nexus?

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So has the sales tax audit. Examiners can still show up and go over your books in person, and tax agencies will still send audit notices via snail mail. Many events can ignite a sales tax audit. But have sales tax audits changed over the last few years, through the pandemic and the introduction of economic nexus in 2018?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

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The hiring will be for higher-graded revenue agents, which are specialized technical positions that generally focus on audits. This next wave of hiring will help the IRS add key talent like tax accountants to help reverse a decade-long decline of audits for the wealthy as well as complex partnerships and corporations.

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Friday Footnotes: Anyone Wanna Work in Hollywood?; Profit-Hungry CEOs Love Gen AI; KPMG’s SF Future | 1.19.24

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Does Some Things; Bad Client Dumps EY; ‘Going From Balloon Animals to Accountancy’ | 11.4.22

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Footnotes is a weekly wrap-up of all the news in and around the accounting profession, published every Friday at 5 p.m. KPMG LLP and former audit principal withdraw request for review of DFSA fines [ The National ]. I guess it was a big leap going from balloon animals into accountancy, said 51-year-old Stapleton.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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In Arizona , for instance, sales to nonprofits are generally not exempt but retail sales usually are. During a sales tax audit, one of the first requests from the auditor will be for copies of all exemption certificates for any exemptions claimed on sales tax returns. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Eff You, Pay Us; Let’s Complain About Auditing Again; RIP to a Real One | 8.14.23

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When you woke up this morning did you let out a big yawn and then ask yourself “how can audit firms respond to ongoing regulatory scrutiny?” PCAOB staff expects approximately 40% of the audits reviewed in 2022 will have one or more deficiencies, up from 34% in 2021 and 29% in 2020. The rest of it. The firm, BST & Co.,

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Friday Footnotes: Firms on India Hiring Spree; PCAOB Heads Overseas; PwC Lets You See Your Family This Summer | 5.6.22

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Mesa grandma, 25-year-old accountant share love of Phoenix Suns [ Arizona’s Family ] JoAnne Ralph and Ben Barchilon have a special bond, and it all started with their love of the Phoenix Suns. Last July, Arizona’s Family introduced you to the 81-year-old Mesa grandma who’s been a Phoenix Suns fan since 1984.

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